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Employment Overview
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Employment Overview
Labour Force
- Highest labour force growth in 2008 at 3.7%
- Highest total labour force growth at 33.5% over the past 10 years (1999-2008)
- Highest average annual labour force growth at 3.3% over the past 10 years (1999-2008)
Participation Rate
- Highest labour force participation rate in 2008, at a rate of 77.1%
- Consistently highest participation rate over the past 10 years (1999-2008), with an annual average of 75.5%
Employment
- Second highest employment growth in 2008 at 3.5%
- Highest total employment growth at a rate of 36.5% over the past 10 years (1999-2008)
- Highest average annual employment growth at 3.5% over the past 10 years (1999-2008)
Unemployment Rate
- Lowest unemployment rate in 2008, at 3.5%
- Lowest average annual unemployment rate over the past 10 years (1999-2008), at 3.5%
Source: Statistics Canada
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EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTY: CALGARY ECONOMIC REGION, 2007 |
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INDUSTRIES |
PERSONS
(000's) |
DISTRIBUTION
(%) |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting |
6.9 |
0.9 |
| Mining and Oil & Gas Extraction |
59.5 |
8.1 |
| Utilities |
8.9 |
1.2 |
| Construction |
67.6 |
9.2 |
| Manufacturing |
49.9 |
6.8 |
| Wholesale Trade |
32.6 |
4.4 |
| Retail Trade |
71.7 |
9.7 |
| Transportation and Warehousing |
43.9 |
6.0 |
| Information and Cultural Industries |
17.3 |
2.4 |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Rental and Leasing |
45.6 |
6.2 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services |
79.9 |
10.9 |
| Administrative and Support, Waste Management & Remediation Services |
31.1 |
4.2 |
| Educational Services |
41.1 |
5.6 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
67.5 |
9.2 |
| Arts, Entertainment and Recreation |
17.2 |
2.3 |
| Accomodation and Food Services |
38.5 |
5.2 |
| Public Administration |
24.0 |
3.3 |
| Other Services (Except Public Administration) |
32.5 |
4.4 |
| TOTAL |
735.7 |
100.0 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
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